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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the novel gloss "chambres de bonne"?

2. Which social media platform does Ben remain engaged with?

3. What kind of coffee maker does Nick have?

4. Where does Nick note having gotten into keto?

5. What artist is on display in Sophie's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship do Jess and Ben have?

2. Nick notes that "Normally [during exercise], I'd sit here and do a class, or listen to a Ted Talk" (40)? Why does he not do so?

3. What opinion about Englishmen is voiced that Ben belies (37)?

4. What does Mimi note is Camille's usual clubbing practice?

5. What reasons are given for separating Ben and Jess via adoption?

6. What does Jess note is her main problem in life (24)?

7. Why does Nick note liking to have few decorations out?

8. What reasons does Ben note for feeling that “Jess could hardly have chosen a worse time to decide to come and stay” with him (1)?

9. What security measures does Jess note on the gate to the building where Ben lives?

10. How do Jacque and Sophie describe Ben to one another after Sophie's first meeting with Ben?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The novel consists of some 89 short chapters grouped largely by day of occurrence. What effect does this have on the reader? How is the effect achieved? Why might it be desirable?

Essay Topic 2

Assuming that The Paris Apartment should be standard reading for a given class and level, what class and what level? Why that class and why that level? What in the text suggests as much, and how does it do so?

Essay Topic 3

The protagonist of the novel is clear. Who is the second most important character in the novel? How does the novel support that relative importance?

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